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Medications are often the foundation of treatment for many illnesses and medical conditions. As a result, a medication regimen can become confusing. Medication management helps to simplify taking medications, so you can gain the most benefit from treatment. Nurse practitioner Elizabeth Vebangsi, DNP/FNP/PMHNP at Adorn Medical Services in Washington DC, MD, provides a wide range of medical services, including medication management.

What You Need To Know About Medication Management

Nurse practitioner Elizabeth Vebangsi will provide you with an individualized treatment plan to enhance the effectiveness of medication management. She will consider important factors like these:

• How your body metabolizes medications
• How your body is responding to the medication
• Whether adjustments need to be made to your medications
• Whether you are experiencing any side effects of your medications

You should consider medication management if you are:

• Taking multiple medications prescribed by multiple doctors
• Noticing a decline in the effectiveness of one or more of your medications
• Experiencing unpleasant signs or symptoms caused by one or more of your medications
• Concerned about the amount or type of medications you are taking

Another important reason to consider medication management is the interaction of one medication with another. You may experience:

• One drug preventing another drug from working
• One drug increasing the effect of another drug
• One drug combining with another drug to cause a harmful effect

Medication management from your healthcare provider can help you achieve optimal benefits from medications you are taking. Consider that medication management can determine:

• The effectiveness of your medications
• The correct dosage for the medications to be effective
• The safety of the medications you are taking
• Whether one or more medications is causing an adverse reaction

Medication management can give you peace of mind and vital information about your health.

Want To Know More About Medication Management?

To find out more medication management and how it can help you, call nurse practitioner Elizabeth Vebangsi, DNP/FNP/PMHNP at Adorn Medical Services in Washington DC, MD. You can reach her in the office by calling (202) 948-2707, so call today.